Every morning at seven o clock There were twenty tarriers a workin at the rock The boss comes along and he says keep still And come down heavy on the cast iron drill And drill ye tarriers drill Drill ye tarriers drill It's work all day for sugar in your tea Down behind the railway So drill ye tarriers drill A tarriers nothin but a hard workin man Who gets in his livin while he can There wouldn't be a rail road acomin through If there weren't real men on the rock blastin crew Drill ye tarriers drill Drill ye tarriers drill It's work all day for sugar in your tea Down behind the railway drill ye tarriers drill A tarriers gal has gotta be tough Cos tnt is the darndest stuff So take my advice girls learn not to cry When your rock blastin man's blowin a mile in the sky Drill ye tarriers drill Drill ye tarriers drill It's work all day for sugar in your tea Down behind the railway Drill ye tarriers drill A tarriers life ain't long To live it full a mans gotta be strong The things he needs when his work is through Is his woman a beer and some muligan stew Drill ye tarriers drill Drill ye tarriers drill It's work all day for sugar in your tea Down behind the railway So drill ye tarriers drill Can he blast and fire Can he last and fire And drill ye tarriers drill